In yet another superb, originally conceived offering, noted military historian, Eric Hammel brings us first-person accounts from thirty-nine of the American fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of the Pacific and East Asia from December 7, 1941, until the final air battles over Japan itself in August 1945.
Coupled with a clear view of America's far-flung air war against Japan, Hammel's detailed interviews bring out the most thrilling in-the-cockpit experiences of the air combat that the Pacific War's best Army, Navy, and Marine pilots have chosen to tell.
Meet Frank Holmes, who defied death in an outmoded P-36 while still clad in a seersucker suit he had worn to mass earlier that morning. Fly with Scott McCuskey as, single-handed at Midway, he takes out two waves of Japanese dive-bombers that are attacking his precious aircraft carrier. Sweat out the last precious drops of fuel in a defective Marine Wildcat fighter as Medal of Honor recipient Jeff DeBlanc bores ahead to his target to keep the faith with the bomber crews he has been assigned to protect. Experience the ecstasy of total victory as Ralph Hanks becomes the Navy's first Hellcat ace-in-a-day when he destroys five Japanese fighters over the Gilbert Islands in a single mission.
A superb interviewer, Hammel has collected some of the very best air-combat tales from America's war with Japan. Combined with the four other volumes in The American Aces Speak series, this work will stand as an enduring testament to the brave men who fought the first and last air war in which high-performance, piston-engine fighters held sway. These are stories of bravery and survival, of men and machines pitted against one another in heart-stopping, unforgiving high-speed aerial combat. The American Aces Speak is a highly-charged emotional rendering of what men felt in the now-dim days of personal combat at the very edge of our living national history. There was never a war like it, and there never will be again. These are America's eagles, and the stories are their own, in their very own words.
Eric Hammel is the author of more than thirty other books, including Pacifica Military History's Ambush Valley, The Root: The Marines in Beirut, Six Days in June, Guadalcanal: Starvation Island and Guadalcanal: Decision At Sea..

ACES AGAINST JAPAN II
The American Aces Speak
Eric Hammel
Picking up where he left off in his acclaimed Aces Against Japan, leading combat historian Eric Hammel comes through again with an engrossing new collection of thirty-eight first-person accounts by American World War II fighter aces.
Coupled with a clear overview of America's far-flung air war against Japan and a clear appreciation of the burgeoning industrial might backing the American war effort, Hammel's detailed interviews bring forth the most thrilling in-the-cockpit experiences that World War II's fabled Army, Navy, Marine, and Flying Tiger aces have chosen to tell.
Ride with 2d Lieutenant Jack Donalson as he downs three Zeros over Luzon on the second desperate day of World War II in the Philippines. Share three lonely air battles over Burma and China with Flying Tiger aces RT Smith, Dick Rossi, and Joe Rosbert. Hear the cry of victory as 2d Lieutenant Don McGee survives yet another encounter with Zeros over embattled Port Moresby, New Guinea, in his substandard P-39 Airacobra. Feel your heart beat with anxiety as an injured Ensign Ed Wendorf races against time to land his damaged Hellcat aboard the USS Lexington before he bleeds to death. And thrill to the hunt as Pearl Harbor veteran 1st Lieutenant Frank Holmes seeks personal revenge against Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on one of history's most important and most thrilling fighter missions.
The American Aces Speak series is a highly charged five-volume excursion into life and death in the air, told by men who excelled and triumphed in aerial combat and lived to tell about it. In sum, it is an emotional rendering of what brave airmen felt and how they fought in the now-dim days of America's living national history.
These are America's eagles, and the stories are their own, in their very own words.
Eric Hammel is an acclaimed military historian and author of more than thirtyy other combat histories, including Pacifica Military History's Guadalcanal: Starvation Island, Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea, Six Days in June, The Root: The Marines in Beirut, Ambush Valley, Fire in the Streets, and Khe Sanh: Siege in the Clouds. He lives with his wife in northern California.

Theresa Tomlinson has established herself as a talented writer of historical fiction, particularly when pinpointing her home territory on the NE coast of England. Here in one volume are three of her most gripping novels in which she describes the courage and humour with which the fishing families face up to the hard conditions of their lives. "The Flither Pickers" of Sandwick Bay spend their days gathering shellfish on the shore - limpets and mussels - and baiting the lines for the fishermen . The story centres on young Liza Welford whose mother is haunted by an accident in the past. In "The Herring Girls", when tragedy strikes the Lythe family, 13-year-old Dory joins the tough world of the Scotch herring girls in Whitby in order to earn money and save her brothers and sisters from the workhouse. Family life is destroyed for Ann and Polly Lancroft in "Beneath Burning Mountain" when the violent and merciless press-gangs invade the cliffs where men and women create alum crystals for a livelihood - and their home is wiped out by a sudden landslide.
Skilfully blending fiction with reality, Theresa Tomlinson has written three moving and absorbing stories of close-knit communities of fisher-folk a hundred years ago whose whole existence is governed by the sea.

In 1941, the British people had their backs to the wall in their lone fight against the might of Hitler's Germany. America was neutral, at least until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Glasgow became the starting point for one of the most amazing and, until now, untold episodes of the War. Government officials, desperate for men to sail merchant ships across the Atlantic to collect vital equipment and supplies from North America, devised a plan to enlist convicts from Barlinnie Prison and use them as crew for a 25,000-ton merchantman, the George Washington. This unprecedented and dangerous operation was probably the nearest thing to press gang tactics since the days of the sailing navy. Quite simply a choice of death or glory, this book relates the extraordinary story of those men through the accounts of two survivors, plus the log and memories of Captain David Bone and Glasgow police records and documents.

Continuing in the vein of his Lincoln Prize-winning book Lincoln and His Admirals, acclaimed naval historian Craig L. Symonds presents a masterful history of the Civil War navies-both Union and Confederate-and places them within the broader context of the emerging industrial age. Symonds begins with an account of the dramatic pre-war revolution in naval technology-the advent of steam propulsion, the screw propeller, and larger and more powerful rifled guns that could fire explosive shells as well as solid shot. These extraordinary changes were epitomized in the famous "Battle of the Ironclads"-one of the great stories of the Civil War-pitting USS Monitor against the larger and more heavily armed CSS Virginia (also known as Merrimack). Symonds also offers an overview of Lincoln's blockade of the South, a vast campaign involving as many as 500 ships and 100,000 men; discusses the fierce naval war for control of the rivers in the West; and looks at the important siege of Charleston, which would last three years and involve 40,000 men and sixty warships.
Symonds concludes with three key episodes from the end of the war-the dramatic Battle of Mobile Bay, where Farragut delivered his famous cry: "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"; the battle of Wilmington, where combined naval and army forces successfully overran Fort Fisher, a giant earthwork fort called by one historian "the mightiest fortress in America"; and the remarkable cruise of the CSS Shenandoah, a round-the-world voyage of 58,000 miles, during which she captured thirty-eight prizes-mostly after Lee had surrendered, alas. The Civil War at Sea illuminates a little-discussed and greatly undervalued aspect of America's national conflict. Concise yet comprehensive, this volume is a lively addition to the field of naval history.

Over more than three decades starting in the 1990s, thousands of robberies, acts of piracy, and other violent attacks against merchant vessels have been reported in many of the world s waters. The grave danger of piracy poses a direct threat not only to the security and efficiency of marine transportation, but more seriously, to the lives of the men and woman carrying out this important function. This book collates ideas brought up by seafarers, shipowners, industry practitioners, government officials, academics, and researchers exchanged views and insights on the complex web of underlying factors behind the phenomenon of piracy. Piracy at Sea brings together a wide spectrum of maritime stakeholders, who present different aspects of the problem in an open manner and share their thoughts on how to deal with a truly complex situation. It encapsulates this collective wisdom in a publication that can serve as an easy reference for practitioners as well as researchers, and hopefully contribute to more concrete action.

July 1945. Eighteen daring young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from the top-secret underwater warfare unit known as The Sea Devils prepare to undertake three simultaneous and incredibly risky missions against the Japanese. Using four brilliantly conceived XE-craft midget submarines, the raiders will creep deep behind Japanese lines to sink two huge warships and sever two vitally important undersea communications cables. If any of the Sea Devils are captured they can expect a gruesome execution. Mark Felton expertly tells the incredible tale - the last great Allied raid of the war - of how this band of young men living on raw courage, nerves and adrenalin repeatedly combat Japanese defences, oxygen poisoning and calamitous submarine disasters to pull off a brilliant display of ingenuity, courage and sheer guts, on missions that earn the last Victoria Crosses of World War Two and ensure final victory over Japan.

Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick and the new feature film Heart of the Sea. A tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, Beneath the Heart of the Sea is an extreme account of shipwreck survival.On the morning of November 20,1820, in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 miles from the coast of South America, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaleship Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of twenty, including first mate Owen Chase, grabbed what little they could before piling into frail boats and taking to the open seas. So began their four-month ordeal and struggle for survival. A bleak story, only eight men survived having endured starvation and dehydration, giving in to cannibalism, murder and insanity. Owen Chase recorded the extraordinary account in his autobiography, originally published in 1821, which Hesperus is proud to reissue in a stylish new edition. With the Hollywood film Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard and featuring Chris Hemsworth in the role of Owen Chase hitting cinemas in March 2015, readers will be enthralled to discover the intense, original story behind the film.

In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis. The matriarch Sarah, fiercely guarding her son, Isaac, against the negative influence of his half-brother Ishmael; Samson, the solitary hero and protector of his people, whose singular weakness brought about his tragic end; Isaiah, caught in the middle of the struggle between God and man, his messages of anger and sorrow counterbalanced by his timeless, eloquent vision of a world at peace; the saintly Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, who by virtue of a lifetime of good deeds was permitted to enter heaven while still alive and who tried to ensure a similar fate for all humanity by stealing the sword of the Angel of Death. Elie Wiesel tells the stories of these and other men and women who have been sent by God to help us find the godliness within our own lives. And what interests him most about these people is their humanity, in all its glorious complexity. They get angry--at God for demanding so much, and at people, for doing so little. They make mistakes. They get frustrated. But through it all one constant remains--their love for the people they have been charged to teach and their devotion to the Supreme Being who has sent them. In these tales of battles won and lost, of exile and redemption, of despair and renewal, we learn not only by listening to what they have come to tell us, but by watching as they live lives that are both grounded in earthly reality and that soar upward to the heavens. "From the Hardcover edition.

1. Run Softly, Blue River 2. Frankie's Man, Johnny 3. That's All Over 4. The Troubadour 5. One More Ride 6. That's Enough 7. I Still Miss Someone 8. Don't Take Your Guns To Town 9. I'd Rather Die Young 10. Pickin' Time 11. Shepherd Of My Heart 12. Suppertime 101. It Was Jesus 102. I Saw A Man 103. Are All The Children In 104. The Old Account 105. Lead Me Gently Home 106. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 107. Snow In His Hair 108. Lead Me Father 109. I Call Him 110. These Things Shall Pass 111. He'll Be A Friend 112. God Will 201. Drink To Me 202. Five Feet High And Rising 203. The Man On The Hill 204. Hank And Joe And Me 205. Clementine 206. The Great Speckle Bird 207. I Want To Go Home 208. The Caretaker 209. Old Apache Squaw 210. Don't Step On Mother's Roses 211. My Grandfather's Clock 212. It Could Be You (Instead Of Him) 301. Seasons Of My Heart 302. I Feel Better All Over 303. I Couldn't Keep From Crying 304. Time Changes Everything 305. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You 306. I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall) 307. Transfusion Blues 308. Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You) 309. I Will Miss You When You Go 310. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 311. Just One More 312. Honky-tonk Girl 401. Loading Coal 402. Slow Rider 403. Lumberjack 404. Dorraine Of Ponchartrain 405. Going To Memphis 406. When Papa Played The Dobro 407. Boss Jack 408. Old Doc Brown 501. He'll Understand And Say Well Done 502. God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away 503. When I've Learned 504. I Got Shoes 505. Let The Lower Lights Be Burning 506. If We Never Meet Again 507. When I Take My Vacation In Heaven 508. When He Reached Down His Hand For Me 509. Taller Than Trees 510. I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone 511. My God Is Real 512. These Hands 601. Lost On The Desert 602. Accidentally On Purpose 603. In The Jailhouse 604. Mr. Lonesome 605. You Won't Have Far To Go 606. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) 607. Delia's Gone 608. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know 609. You Remembered Me 610. I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now 611. Let Me Down Easy 612. Sing It Pretty, Sue 701. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer 702. Tell Him I'm Gone 703. Another Man Done Gone 704. Busted 705. Casey Jones 706. Nine Pound Hammer 707. Chain Gang 708. Waiting For A Train 709. Roughneck 801. Ring Of Fire 802. I'd Still Be There 803. What Do I Care 804. I Still Miss Someone 805. Forty Shades Of Green 806. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) 807. The Rebel - Johnny Yuma 808. Bonanza! 809. The Big Battle 810. Remember The Alamo 811. Tennessee Flat-top Box 812. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) 901. The Christmas Spirit 902. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day 903. Blue Christmas 904. The Gifts They Gave 905. Here Was A Man 906. Christmas As I Knew It 907. Silent Night 908. The Little Drummer Boy 909. Ringing The Bells For Jim 910. We Are The Shepherds 911. Who Kept The Sheep 912. The Ballad Of The Harp Weaver 1001. Keep On The Sunny Side 1002. The Banks Of The Ohio 1003. My Clinch Mountain Home 1004. Lonesome Valley 1005. Worried Man Blues 1006. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 1007. The Wabash Cannonball 1008. Broken-hearted Lover 1009. Brown Eyes 1010. I'm Working On A Building 1011. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside 1012. When The Roses Bloom Again 1101. I Walk The Line 1102. Bad News 1103. Folsom Prison Blues 1104. Give My Love To Rose 1105. Hey Porter 1106. I Still Miss Someone 1107. Understand Your Man 1108. Wreck Of The Old 97 1109. Still In Town 1110. Big River 1111. Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye 1112. Troublesome Waters 1201. As Long As The Grass Shall Grow 1202. Apache Tears 1203. Custer 1204. The Talking Leaves 1205. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes 1206. Drums 1207. White Girl 1208. The Vanishing Race 1301. Orange Blossom Special 1302. The Long Black Veil 1303. It Ain't Me Babe 1304. The Wall 1305. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 1306. You Wild Colorado 1307. Mama, You Been On My Mind 1308. When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below 1309. All Of God's Children Ain't Free 1310. Danny Boy 1311. Wildwood Flower 1312. Amen 1401. Hiawatha's Vision 1402. The Road To Kaintuck 1403. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part I 1404. Narration 1405. The Ballad Of Boot Hill 1406. I Ride An Old Paint 1407. Narration 1408. Hardin Wouldn't Run 1409. Narration 1410. Mister Garfield 1411. The Streets Of Laredo 1412. Narration 1413. Johnny Reb 1414. A Letter From Home 1415. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie 1416. Mean As Hell 1417. Sam Hall 1418. 25 Minutes To Go 1419. The Blizzard 1420. Narration 1421. Sweet Betsy From Pike 1422. Green Grow The Lilacs 1423. Narration 1424. Stampede 1425. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part II 1426. Reflections 1501. Everybody Loves A Nut 1502. The One On The Right Is On The Left 1503. Cup Of Coffee 1504. The Bug That Tried To Crawl Around The World 1505. The Singing Star's Queen 1506. Austin Prison 1507. Dirty Old Egg-sucking Dog 1508. Take Me Home 1509. Please Don't Play Red River Valley 1510. Boa Constrictor 1511. Joe Bean 1601. Happiness Is You 1602. Guess Things Happen That Way 1603. Ancient History 1604. You Comb Her Hair 1605. She Came From The Mountains 1606. For Lovin' Me 1607. No One Will Ever Know 1608. Is This My Destiny 1609. A Wound Time Can't Erase 1610. Happy To Be With You 1611. Wabash Cannonball 1701. Long-legged Guitar Pickin' Man 1702. Shantytown 1703. It Ain't Me Babe 1704. Fast Boat To Sydney 1705. Pack Up Your Sorrows 1706. I Got A Woman (With June Carter) 1707. Jackson 1708. Oh, What A Good Thing We Had 1709. You'll Be All Right 1710. No, No, No 1711. What'd I Say 1801. From Sea To Shining Sea 1802. The Whirl And The Suck 1803. Call Daddy From The Mine 1804. The Frozen Four-hundred-pound Fair-to-middlin' C 1805. The Walls Of A Prison 1806. The Masterpiece 1807. You And Tennessee 1808. Another Song To Sing 1809. The Flint Arrowhead 1810. Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station 1811. Shrimpin' Sailin' 1812. From Sea To Shining Sea (Finale) 1901. Folsom Prison Blues 1902. Dark As The Dungeon 1903. I Still Miss Someone 1904. Cocaine Blues 1905. 25 Minutes To Go 1906. Orange Blossom Special 1907. The Long Black Veil 1908. Send A Picture Of Mother 1909. The Wall 1910. Dirty Old Egg-sucking Dog 1911. Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart 1912. Jackson 1913. Give My Love To Rose 1914. I Got Stripes 1915. Green, Green Grass Of Home 1916. Greystone Chapel 2001. Prologue 2002. Land Of Israel 2003. A Mother's Love (Narrative) 2004. This Is Nazareth 2005. Nazarene 2006. Town Of Cana (Narrative) 2007. He Turned The Water Into Wine 2008. My Wife June At Sea Of Galilee (Narrative) 2009. Beautiful Words (Narrative) 2010. Our Guide Jacob At Mount Tabor 2011. The Ten Commandments 2012. Daddy Sang Bass 2013. At The Wailing Wall (Narrative) 2014. Come To The Wailing Wall (Narrative) 2015. In Bethlehem (Narrative) 2016. In Garden Of Gethsemane (Narrative) 2017. The Fourth Man 2018. On The Via Dolorosa (Narrative) 2019. Church Of The Holy Sepulchre (Narrative) 2020. At Calvary (Narrative) 2021. God Is Not Dead 2101. Wanted Man 2102. Wreck Of The Old 97 2103. I Walk The Line 2104. Darlin' Companion 2105. Starkville City Jail 2106. San Quentin 2107. San Quentin 2108. A Boy Named Sue 2109. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley 2110. Folsom Prison Blues 2201. Southwind 2202. The Devil To Pay 2203. 'Cause I Love You 2204. See Ruby Fall 2205. Route 1, Box 144 2206. Sing A Travelin' Song 2207. If I Were A Carpenter 2208. To Beat The Devil 2209. Blistered 2210. Wrinkled, Crinkled, Wadded Dollar Bill 2211. I've Got A Thing About Trains 2212. Jesus Was A Carpenter 2301. Sunday Morning Coming Down 2302. Come Along And Ride This Train (Six Days On The 2303. Six Days On The Road 2304. There Ain't No Easy Run 2305. The Sailor On A Concrete Sea 2306. These Hands 2307. I'm Gonna Try To Be That Way 2308. Come Along And Ride This Train (Mississippi Delt 2309. Mississippi Delta Land 2310. Detroit City 2311. Uncloudy Day 2312. No Setting Sun 2313. Mississippi Delta Land 2314. Here Was A Man 2401. Flesh And Blood 2402. I Walk The Line 2403. Hungry 2404. This Town 2405. This Side Of The Law 2406. Flesh And Blood 2407. 'Cause I Love You 2408. Cause I Love You 2409. The World's Gonna Fall On You 2410. Face Of Despair 2411. Standing On The Promises/amazing Grace 2501. Rollin' Free 2502. Ballad Of Little Fauss And Big Halsy 2503. Ballad Of Little Fauss And Big Halsy 2504. 706 Union 2505. The Little Man 2506. The Little Man 2507. Wanted Man 2508. Rollin' Free 2509. True Love Is Greater Than Friendship 2510. Movin' 2601. The Preacher Said, Jesus Said 2602. Orphan Of The Road 2603. You've Got A New Light Shining In Your Eyes 2604. If Not For Love 2605. Man In Black 2606. Singin' In Viet Nam Talkin' Blues 2607. Ned Kelly 2608. Look For Me 2609. Dear Mrs. 2610. I Talk To Jesus Every Day 2701. Kate 2702. Melva's Wine 2703. A Thing Called Love 2704. I Promise You 2705. Papa Was A Good Man 2706. Tear Stained Letter 2707. Mississippi Sand 2708. Daddy 2709. Arkansas Lovin' Man 2710. The Miracle Man 2801. Opening Dialogue 2802. Paul Revere 2803. Begin West Movement 2804. The Road To Kaintuck 2805. To The Shining Mountains 2806. The Battle Of New Orleans 2807. Southwestward 2808. Remember The Alamo 2809. Opening The West 2810. Lorena 2811. The Gettysburg Address 2812. The West 2813. Big Foot 2814. Like A Young Colt 2815. Mister Garfield 2816. A Proud Land 2817. The Big Battle 2818. On Wheels And Wings 2819. Come Take A Trip In My Airship 2820. Reaching For The Stars 2821. These Are My People 2901. Opening Dialogue 2902. King Of Love 2903. Dialogue 2904. Jingle Bells 2905. Dialogue 2906. That Christmas Feeling 2907. Dialogue 2908. My Merry Christmas Song 2909. Dialogue 2910. Merry Christmas Mary 2911. Dialogue 2912. Christmas Time's A-comin' 2913. Dialogue 2914. Christmas With You 2915. Dialogue 2916. Christmas As I Knew It 2917. Dialogue 2918. When You're Twenty-one 2919. Dialogue 2920. An Old Fashioned Tree 2921. Dialogue 2922. Silent Night 3001. Any Old Wind That Blows 3002. Kentucky Straight 3003. The Loving Gift 3004. The Good Earth 3005. Best Friend 3006. Oney 3007. The Ballad Of Annie Palmer 3008. Too Little, Too Late 3009. If I Had A Hammer 3010. Country Trash 3011. Welcome Back Jesus 3101. Praise The Lord 3102. Introduction 3103. Gospel Road ( Part 1) 3104. Jesus' Early Years 3105. Gospel Road (Part 2) 3106. John The Baptist 3107. Baptism Of Jesus 3108. Wilderness Temptation 3109. Follow Me, Jesus 3110. Gospel Road ( Part 3) 3111. Jesus Announces His Divinity 3112. Jesus' Opposition Is Established 3113. Jesus' First Miracle 3114. He Turned The Water Into Wine (Part 1) 3115. State Of The Nation 3116. I See Men As Trees Walking 3117. Jesus Was A Carpenter (Part 1) 3118. Choosing Of Twelve Disciples 3119. Jesus' Teachings 3120. Parable Of The Good Shepherd 3121. The Two Greatest Commandments 3122. Greater Love Hath No Man 3123. John The Baptist's Imprisonment And Death 3124. Jesus Cleanses Temple 3125. Jesus Upbraids Scribes And Pharisees 3126. Jesus In The Temple 3127. Come Unto Me 3128. The Adulterous Woman 3129. Help (Part 1) 3130. Jesus And Nicodemus 3131. Help (Part 2) 3132. Sermon On The Mount 3133. Blessed Are 3134. The Lord's Prayer, Amen Chorus 3135. Introducing Mary Magdelene 3136. Mary Magdalene Speaks 3137. Follow Me 3138. Magdalene Speaks Again 3201. Crossing The Sea Of Galilee 3202. He Turned The Water Into Wine (Part 2) 3203. He Turned The Water Into Wine (Part 3) 3204. Feeding The Multitude 3205. The Turned The Water Into Wine (Part 4) 3206. More Jesus Teaching 3207. The Living Water And The Bread Of Life 3208. Gospel Road (Part 4) 3209. Jesus And Children 3210. Children 3211. Four Months To Live 3212. Help (Part 3) 3213. Help (Part 4) 3214. Raising Of Lazarus 3215. Jesus' Second Coming 3216. Jesus' Entry Into Jerusalem 3217. Burden Of Freedom (Chorus) 3218. Jesus Wept 3219. Burden Of Freedom (Chorus) 3220. Jesus Cleanses Temple Again 3221. Feast Of The Passover 3222. Lord Is It I? 3223. The Last Supper 3224. John 14:1-3 3225. And Now He's Alone 3226. Agony In Gethsemane 3227. Jesus Before Caiaphas, Pilate And Herod 3228. Burden Of Freedom 3229. Crucifixion 3230. Jesus' Last Words 3231. Jesus' Death 3232. Earthquake And Darkness 3233. He Is Risen 3234. Mary Magdalene Returns To Galilee 3235. Jesus Appears To Disciples 3236. The Great Commission 3237. Ascension, Amen Chorus 3238. Jesus Was A Carpenter (Part 2) 3301. The Color Of Love 3302. Saturday Night In Hickman County 3303. Allegheny 3304. Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs 3305. Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door) 3306. The City Of New Orleans 3307. Tony 3308. The Pine Tree 3309. We're For Love 3310. Godshine 3401. Orleans Parish Prison 3402. Jacob Green 3403. Me And Bobby Mcgee 3404. The Prisoners Song 3405. The Invertebraes 3406. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine 3407. City Jail 3408. Life Of A Prisoner 3409. Lookin' Back In Anger 3410. Nobody Cared 3411. Help Me Make It Through The Night 3412. I Saw A Man 3501. Ragged Old Flag 3502. Don't Go Near The Water 3503. All I Do Is Drive 3504. Southern Comfort 3505. King Of The Hill 3506. Pie In The Sky 3507. Lonesome To The Bone 3508. While I've Got It On My Mind 3509. Good Morning Friend 3510. I'm A Worried Man 3511. Please Don't Let Me Out 3512. What On Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake) 3601. The Junkie And The Juicehead (Minus Me) 3602. Don't Take Your Guns To Town 3603. Broken Freedom Song 3604. I Do Believe 3605. Ole Slewfoot 3606. Keep On The Sunny Side 3607. Father And Daughter (Father And Son) 3608. Crystal Chaneliers And Burgundy 3609. Friendly Gates 3610. Billy & Rex & Oral & Bob 3611. Jesus 3612. Lay Back With My Woman 3701. Nasty Dan 3702. One And One Makes Two 3703. I Got A Boy And His Name Is John 3704. Little Magic Glasses 3705. Miss Tara 3706. Dinosaur Song 3707. Tiger Whitehead 3708. Call Of The Wild 3709. Little Green Fountain 3710. Old Shep 3711. (The) Timber Man 3801. Precious Memories 3802. Rock Of Ages 3803. The Old Rugged Cross 3804. Softly And Tenderly 3805. In The Sweet By And By 3806. Just As I Am 3807. Farther Along 3808. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder 3809. Amazing Grace 3810. At The Cross 3811. Have Thine Own Way Lord 3901. My Old Kentucky Home 3902. Hard Times Comin' 3903. The Lady Came From Baltimore 3904. Lonesome To The Bone 3905. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 3906. Clean Your Own Tables 3907. Jesus Was Our Saviour (Cotton Was Our King) 3908. Reason To Believe 3909. Cocaine Carolina 3910. Smokey Factory Blues 4001. Texas-1947 4002. What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana 4003. Look At Them Beans 4004. No Charge 4005. I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs 4006. Down The Road I Go 4007. I Never Met A Man Like You Before 4008. All Around Cowboy 4009. Gone 4010. Down At Drippin' Springs 4101. Big River 4102. Dialogue 1 4103. Doin' My Time 4104. Dialogue 2 4105. I Still Miss Someone 4106. Dialogue 3 4107. Another Man Done Gone 4108. I Got Stripes 4109. Introduction Of June Carter Cash (Dialogue 4) 4110. Church In The Wildwood 4111. Medley: Church In The Wildwood/lonesome Valley ( 4112. Church In The Wildwood 4113. Lonesome Valley 4114. Dialogue 5 4115. Strawberry Cake 4116. Dialogue 6 4117. Rock Island Line 4118. Navajo 4119. Dialogue 7 4120. Destination Victoria Station (With The Carter Fa 4121. The Fourth Man 4201. Let There Be Country 4202. One Piece At A Time 4203. In A Young Girl's Mind 4204. Mountain Lady 4205. Michigan City Howdy Do 4206. Sold Out Of Flagpoles 4207. Committed To Parkview 4208. Daughter Of A Railroad Man 4209. Love Has Lost Again 4210. Go On Blues 4301. I Will Dance With You 4302. The Last Gunfighter Ballad 4303. Far Side Banks Of Jordan 4304. Ridin' On The Cotton Belt 4305. Give It Away 4306. You're So Close To Me 4307. City Jail 4308. Cindy, I Love You 4309. Ballad Of Barbara 4310. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine 4401. Hit The Road And Go 4402. Dialogue 1 4403. If It Wasn't For The Wabash River 4404. Dialogue 2 4405. Lady 4406. Dialogue 3 4407. After The Ball 4408. Dialogue 4 4409. No Earthly Good 4410. Dialogue 5 4411. A Wednesday Car 4412. Dialogue 6 4413. My Cowboy's Last Ride 4414. Dialogue 7 4415. Calilou 4416. Dialogue 8 4501. I Would Like To See You Again 4502. Lately 4503. I Wish I Was Crazy Again 4504. Who's Gene Autry? 4505. Hurt So Bad 4506. I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again 4507. Abner Brown 4508. After Taxes 4509. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (With Waylon Jenn 4510. That's The Way It Is 4511. I'm Alright Now 4601. Gone Girl 4602. I Will Rock And Roll With You 4603. The Diplomat 4604. No Expectations 4605. It Comes And Goes 4606. It'll Be Her 4607. The Gambler 4608. Cajun Born 4609. You And Me 4610. A Song For The Life 4701. The L&n Don't Stop Here Anymore 4702. Lonesome To The Bone 4703. Bull Rider 4704. I'll Say It's True 4705. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky 4706. Cocaine Blues 4707. Muddy Waters 4708. West Canterbury Subdivision Blues 4709. Lately I Been Leanin' Toward The Blues 4710. I'm Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Gu 4801. Cold Lonesome Morning 4802. Without Love 4803. W-o-m-a-n 4804. The Cowboy Who Started The Fight 4805. The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over 4806. Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955) 4807. The Last Time 4808. She's A Go-er 4809. It Ain't Nothing New Babe 4810. One Way Rider 4901. Joy To The World 4902. Away In A Manger 4903. O Little Town Of Bethlehem 4904. Silent Night, Holy Night 4905. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 4906. Hark The Herald Angels Sing 4907. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day 4908. O Come All Ye Faithful 4909. Little Gray Donkey 4910. The Christmas Guest 5001. The Baron 5002. Mobile Bay 5003. The Hard Way 5004. A Ceiling, Four Walls, And A Floor 5005. Hey, Hey Train 5006. The Reverend Mr. Black 5007. The Blues Keep Gettin' Bluer 5008. Chattanooga City Limit Sign 5009. Thanks To You 5010. The Greatest Love Affair 5101. Get Rhythm 5102. I Forgot To Remember To Forget 5103. Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad 5104. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine 5105. Matchbox 5106. I'll Fly Away 5107. Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On 5108. Rockin' My Life Away 5109. Blue Suede Shoes 5110. There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me 5111. Can The Circle Be Unbroken 5112. I Saw The Light 5201. Georgia On A Fast Train 5202. John's 5203. Fair Weather Friends 5204. Paradise 5205. We Must Believe In Magic 5206. Only Love 5207. Good Old Amerian Guest 5208. I'll Cross Over Jordon Someday 5209. Sing A Song 5210. Ain't Gonna Hobo No More 5301. Highway Patrolman 5302. That's The Truth 5303. God Bless Robert E. Lee 5304. New Cut Road 5305. Johnny 99 5306. Ballad Of The Ark 5307. Joshua Gone Barbados 5308. Girl From The Canyon 5309. Brand New Dance 5310. I'm Ragged But I'm Right 5401. Ring Of Fire 5402. Folsom Prison Blues 5403. I Still Miss Someone 5404. Big River 5405. Cowboy Medley: I Ride An Old Paint/the Streets O 5406. I Ride An Old Paint 5407. The Streets Of Laredo 5408. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 5409. I Walk The Line 5410. Last Date 5411. City Of New Orleans 5412. Railroad Medley: Hey Porter/wreck Of The Old '97 5413. Hey Porter 5414. Wreck Of The Old '97 5415. Casey Jones 5416. Orange Blossom Special 5417. Wabash Cannonball 5418. Wabash Cannonball (Conclusion) 5501. I'm Leaving Now 5502. Here Comes That Rainbow Again 5503. They're All The Same 5504. Easy Street 5505. Have You Ever Seen The Rain 5506. You Beat All I Ever Saw 5507. Unwed Fathers 5508. Love Me Like You Used To 5509. Casey's Last Ride 5510. Borderline (A Musical Whodunit) 5601. Highwayman 5602. The Last Cowboy Song 5603. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today 5604. Big River 5605. Committed To Parkview 5606. Desperados Waiting For A Train 5607. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) 5608. Welfare Line 5609. Against The Wind 5610. The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over 5701. Folks Out On The Road 5702. I'm Never Gonna Roam Again 5703. American By Birth 5704. Field Of Diamonds 5705. Heroes 5706. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues 5707. Love Is The Way 5708. The Ballad Of Forty Dollars 5709. I'll Always Love You (In My Own Crazy Way) 5710. One Too Many Mornings 5801. Silver Stallion 5802. Born And Raised In Black And White 5803. Two Stories Wide 5804. We're All In Your Corner 5805. American Remains 5806. Anthem '84 5807. Angels Love Bad Men 5808. Songs That Make A Difference 5809. Living Legend 5810. Texas 5901. Big River 5902. I Still Miss Someone 5903. Five Feet High And Rising 5904. Pickin' Time 5905. Remember The Alamo 5906. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream 5907. Wreck Of The Old 97 5908. The Long Black Veil 5909. The Wall 5910. Send A Picture Of Mother 5911. Folsom Prison Blues 5912. Blue Suede Shoes 5913. Flowers On The Wall 5914. Wildwood Flower 5915. Worried Man Blues 5916. A Boy Named Sue 5917. Cocaine Blues 5918. Jesus Was A Carpenter 5919. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes 5920. As Long As The Grass Shall Grow 5921. Sing A Travelin' Song 5922. He Turned The Water Into Wine 5923. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) 5924. Daddy Sang Bass 5925. Finale Medley 5926. Do What You Do, Do Well 5927. I Walk The Line 5928. Ring Of Fire 5929. Folsom Prison Blues 5930. The Rebel - Johnny Yuma 5931. Folsom Prison Blues 5932. Suppertime 6001. Rock Island Line 6002. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 6003. Country Boy 6004. If The Good Lord's Willing 6005. Cry Cry Cry 6006. Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You) 6007. So Doggone Lonesome 6008. I Was There When It Happened 6009. I Walk The Line 6010. The Wreck Of The Old 97 6011. Folsom Prison Blues 6012. Doin' My Time 6013. Luther Played The Boogie 6014. Hey Porter 6015. Get Rhythm 6016. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 6017. There You Go 6018. Come In Stranger 6019. Don't Make Me Go 6020. Train Of Love 6021. Guess Things Happen That Way 6022. The Ways Of A Woman In Love 6023. Next In Line 6024. You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven 6025. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 6026. Home Of The Blues 6027. Big River 6028. Give My Love To Rose 6101. All Over Again 6102. You Dreamer You 6103. I Got Stripes 6104. I'll Remember You 6105. Lorena 6106. Smiling Bill Mccall 6107. Second Honeymoon 6108. Girl In Saskatoon 6109. Locomotive Man 6110. Tall Men 6111. A Little At A Time 6112. Pick A Bale O' Cotton 6113. Send A Picture Of Mother 6114. The Matador 6115. Dark As A Dungeon 6116. Hammers And Nails 6117. Time And Time Again 6118. The Sons Of Katie Elder 6119. A Certain Kinda Hurtin' 6120. Cotton Pickin' Hands 6121. Bottom Of A Mountain 6122. You Beat All I Ever Saw 6123. Put The Sugar To Bed 6124. The Wind Changes 6125. Red Velvet 6126. Rosanna's Going Wild 6127. Roll Call 6128. The Folk Singer 6129. Girl From The North Country 6130. What Is Truth 6131. Little Bit Of Yesterday 6132. A Song To Mama 6201. No Need To Worry 6202. I'll Be Loving You 6203. A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing 6204. The World Needs A Melody 6205. Help Me Make It Through The Night 6206. Praise The Lord And Pass The Soup 6207. The Ballad Of Barbara 6208. Pick The Wildwood Flower 6209. Diamonds In The Rough 6210. Song To Woody 6211. Hey Porter 6212. I Still Miss Someone 6213. My Ship Will Sail 6214. It's All Over 6215. Old Time Feeling 6216. Song Of The Patriot 6217. I Will Dance With You 6218. The General Lee 6219. Crazy Old Soldier 6220. The Chicken In Black 6221. Battle Of Nashville 6222. They Killed Him 6223. The Three Bells 6224. The Human Condition

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern Gato-class boats. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever-increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction. The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America s intrepid underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in the Pacific against Japan. The enemy had already begun to deploy advanced boats, but the U.S. was soon able to match them. By 1943 the new Gato-class boats were making a difference, carrying the war not just to the Japanese Imperial Navy, but to the vital merchant fleet that carried the vast array of materiel needed to keep the land of the Rising Sun afloat. As the war progressed, American success in the Solomons, starting with Guadalcanal, began to constrict the Japanese sea lanes, and operating singly or in wolfpacks they were able to press their attacks on convoys operating beyond the range of our airpower, making daring forays even into the home waters of Japan itself in the quest for ever more elusive targets. Also taking on Japanese warships, as well as rescuing downed airmen (such as the grateful first President Bush), U.S. submarines made an enormous contribution to our war against Japan.This book takes you through the war as you learn what it was like to serve on submarines in combat, the exhilaration of a successful attack, and the terror of being depth-charged. And aside from enemy action, the sea itself could prove to be an extremely hostile environment as many of these stories attest. From early war patrols in obsolescent, unreliable S-boats to new, modern fleet submarines roving the Pacific, the forty-six stories in this anthology give you a full understanding of what it was like to be a U.S. Navy submariner in combat.REVIEWS This is a compilation of many stories that originally appeared in the Polaris Magazine and is edited by Edward Monroe-Jones (A USSVI Life/Holland Club member and a member of the Bremerton Base) and Michael Green. Although you may have read these stories in the Polaris, it is worth the effort to read them again. I suspect that many of the AS readers and USSVI members have never read the Polaris so these are all new recollections. The book is designed for submariners and non-submariners alike as there is an excellent glossary at the beginning to define the abbreviations used. There are 46 separate sea stories that range from 1940 through 1945. It is an easy enjoyable read which I recommend. American Submariner ..gives the reader a greater understanding of what it was like to be a U.S. Navy submariner in combat the most comprehensive work ever assembled on World War II submarines then or since Naval Historical Foundation enjoyable collection of good sea tales, with stories that intrigue and capture the imagination...The Northern Mariner provides a colorful picture of the difficulties these crewmen encountered during the war This eclectic collection of short reminiscences should help make the wartime experiences of those men available to a wider audience Journal of America's Military Past"

This convoy must not get through-U-boats pursue, attack and sink.
This was the signal that Admiral Dönitz sent to the commanders of the 21 U-boats of the Markgraf wolf-pack on September 9, 1941 just before the United States entered the war. Sixty-three merchant ships; a number old and dilapidated and all slow and heavy-laden with vital supplies from the United States for the United Kingdom, were strung out in 12 columns abreast, covering 25 miles of inhospitable ocean. They set sail from Nova Scotia at a time when the German U-boats were sinking more than one hundred ships a month and the US Navy could do nothing but stand-by and watch-at least officially. "Around noon, the three US destroyers, Charles F. Hughes, Rus­sell and Sims, wheeled away and made off to the west at speed. The American ships had served their purpose, for although they had taken great pains not to be associated with SC42's official escort, the mere presence of these modern, powerful men-of-war had con­tributed to the withdrawal of the U-boats." The convoy's escort of one destroyer and three corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy, all untried in combat, was hopelessly outclassed when the battle for SC42 commenced. The battle lasted for seven days and covered 1,200 miles of ocean. First hand accounts by participants on both sides add interest and drama.
With 37 years at sea under his belt, Captain Bernard Edwards has over ten titles in print including SOS-Men Against the Sea, Blood & Bushido, Return of the Coffin Ships, and Salvo! A resident of Wales, Captain Edwards is close to the sea he writes about. His lifetime experience at sea enables him to add authentic touches and bring official reports to life.